Attachment for motor-vehicles.



o. A. 0mm, JR. ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 7, 1909.

Patented Oct. 18,1910.

STATES ELDE F CHARLES A. mm, .m., or WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN.

ATTACHMENT FOR 'MOTOR-VEHICLES.

' Application filed July 7,

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. CLI'NE, Jr., a'citizen of the United States, residing at Vest Branch, in the county of Ogemaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Motor-Vehicles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear," and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. a p

- Theipresent invention relates to improvements -inattachments for motor vehicles by means of which the power of the vehicle may be utilized. to draw it from ruts or depressions in a roadway or through mud or sand which would prevent the advance of the vehicle under ordinary circumstances.

Particularly, the object of the invention is to provide a compact and simple means which can be readily applied to a driving wheel of the vehicle and which when not in use will occupy but a minimum amount of space enabling it to be carried in the box or receptacle provided for carrying tools.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a driving wheel of a motor vehicle having the improved attachment applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the wheel and attachment Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through the clamping means; Fig. 4 is a viewpartly in section through the winding drum and hub of the wheel; and Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate a form of the invention applicable to hubs which are not: cylindrical throughout their length.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the driving wheel of a motor vehicle, and l the hub thereof. The attachment constituting the present invention includes a drum 2 adapted to be slipped over and bear on the hub 1, said drum having radially projecting arms 3 at its inncr'end. Suitable means are provided for securely clamping the arms 3 to the spokes of the wheel. As shown, such means comprise a plurality of clamping blocks 4:, there being one of such blocks for each radial arm 3, and each of said blocks is adapted to fit closely between and bear against the inner face of two adjacent spokes of the wheel. That is, theouter face of each block is provided at its ends with opposite diverging grooves 53, and each block is connected with one of the arms 3 by a Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Oct, 18,

1909. Serial No. 506,337

the arm and engaged atits inner threaded it will be seen that the arm'3 and block 4 will -be drawn .into close engagement with opposite faces of the engaged spokes, sothat prevent marring the spokes.

A cablewlO has one end secured to the with a ring or eye 11 adapted to be engaged object.

hubs which are of distinctive outline and are requently of the general form indicated end. In order that the attachment may be applied to hubs of this character and the the hub without danger of marring or injuring the latter, there is provided a sectional sleeve or collar 9, the inner surface of which is caused to conform to the particularhub to which it is to be applied, and the drum is then fitted about such sleeve and hub. It will be understood that the form of the sleeve 9 will depend upon and be varied so that ineverycase it will correspond to the outline'of the particular hub on which it is to be" applied. The sections of the sleeve or collar 9 may be connected in any suitable way as, for instance, by a hinge or pivotal joint 11.

- The manner of using the invention may be briefly described as follows :-In case the character of the road bed is such that the progress of the vehicle is prevented, such, for instance, as by bein vsandy, or too steep, or, if one or more 0 the wheels is engaged by a deep rut, the attachment is applied to one of the driving wheels and the loop or eye 11 at the free end of the cable 10 engaged with a suitable stationary object. By then operating the engine and ro- Wound upon the drum and the pull or draft operation being repeated until the vehicle has passed the obstruction or is again upon such a section of the road as will enable it to be propelled in the ordinary manner.

' headed bolt 6 extending through a slot 8 in not, erfectly cylindrical. That is, such hubs in Fig. 5 having a bead or rim at the outer drum given a firm and secure bearing on exerted will act to move the vehicle, such end by a wing nut 7. By turning the nut 7 the drum will be rigidly secured to the wheel and turn therewith, The faces of the grooves. ,5 andthe inner surface ofthe arms Bmay. be faced with leather or other material to drum andyis ."PI'OXldECl at its opposite end,

with a suitable stake, pin or other stationary Many motor vehicles are provided with j 'tating the wheel A the cable-10 will be The attachment is also adapted to return motor vehicles to a road in case they have by accident gone over an embankment or down a declivity atone side of the road.

While the form of attachment herein shown is one which has been found ver satisfactory it will of course be underst that there can be modification of some of the features illustrated without departing from the invention.

Havin .thus described the invention, what is claime is:

1. An attachment for motor vehicles for the purpose described, comprisin a drum adapted to be fitted about the iub of a driving wheel of a motor vehicle and provided at its inner end-with a plurality of radially projecting arms-each adapted to extend over a portion-of the space or 0 ,ening betweentwo spokes of the wheel, a b ock extending transversely of each of said arms and having 0 positely diverging grooves adjacent its'en s for receivi spokes of the wheel, means connecting t e blocks and arms, and a cable having one end attached to the drum.

2. An attachment for motor vehicles for the purpose described, comprising a drum adapted to befitted about the hub of a drivat its inner end with a plurality of radially ing wheel of a motor vehicle and provided extend, an adjustable connection between each block and the adjacent arm, and a cable having one end attached to the drum.

3. An attachment for motor vehicles for the pur ose described, comprising a hollow drum a apted to be fitted about the hub of a driving wheel of a motor vehicle, and provided at its inner end with a plurality of radially projecting arms-each adapted to extend over a portion of th space between two spokes of the wheel, a two part sleeve, having its members pivotal] connected, adapted to surround a portion 0 the hub within the drum, the exterior surface of said sleeve conformin to the adjacent inner surface of the drum, locksadjustably connected with the radial arms and adapted to ven age spokes of the vehicle wheel, and a cable having one end attached to the drum.

n testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. CLINE, JR.

CHRISTINE A. BRAIDEL. 

